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The Inside Game: Bad Calls, Strange Moves, and What Baseball Behavior Teaches Us About Ourselves ★★★A book about how cognitive biases affect decision making in baseball.
The Collected Toppi vol.4: The Cradle of Life ★★★★Sergio Toppi was one of those pleasant surprises with all these European comics being printed in the U.S. for the first time. His page composition is terrific. Both volumes I've read have been fantastic.
Ever After ★★
A ho hum zombie comic that is way too long.
Infinity 8 vol.8 : Until the End ★★★An ambitious and complicated timey-wimey story of aliens trying to murder humanity throughout the cosmos.
Graveyard Wars Vol. 1 ★★★★The story of two warring factions between people who can channel the abilities of the dead.
Big Black: Stand at Attica ★★★
The true story of what happened in Attica Prison in 1971. The worst prison standoff in the history of the U.S. Powerful, gut-wrenching story, but poor storytelling.
I admire your ability to plan ahead Pam. I usually plan my reading by the seat of my pants. It's usually triggered by what arc is going to expire in 2 days.
PamG wrote: "Can you add a thread for What's on your September 2020 TBR List?Thanks."
All done Pam.
What do you plan reading for September?
Trese, Vol. 1: Murder on Balete Drive ★★★★Some indie comics about a female John Constantine operating in the Philippines. This was the basis for a Nexflix anime.
The Sons of Apollo (Gloria Victis, #1) ★★★Follows the son of a famous chariot racer in the Roman empire as he tries to make his way.
Ivory Pearl ★★A 50's spy story with too many moving parts.
Bronx Heroes in Trumpland ★★★★
A hilarious satire re-imagining Trump as a super villain with poor art.
Bystander 27 ★★A prose novel about bystanders living in a superhero universe. Gets meta towards the end.
The Master Chocolatier - Volume 1 ★★★★
A comic book about a chocolatier. Surprisingly good.
Swimming in Darkness ★★★A strange, Twilight Zone like story about a man obsessed with the architecture of a remote bathhouse in Switzerland.
The Dream ★★
An odd Faustian type story that tries and fails to be sexy.
Purple Heart ★★★★★
Some great hard boiled noir set in 1950's NYC.
Clan ★★★
A Yakuza revenge story reminiscent of Old Boy.
Miss October 1. Playmates, 1961 ★★★★
A noir set in 60's L.A. On one side a deaf, cat burglar, heiress. On the other, a detective, investigating the murders of young women who are posed in Playboy type pinups. At some point, their paths will cross...
Blackwood: The Mourning After ★★★A horror comic about 4 college students at a school for the occult.
The Straw King ★★★
Historical fiction comic about a son and daughter of the Pharaoh who run away and wind up in Babylon.
Your auto approvals show up at the bottom of your dashboard as well.
Alexander wrote: "Do you get an email or some other message if and when you get auto-approved?Asking for a friend."
I don't think so. When I've gotten them, I just happened to notice books from a certain publisher were all Read Now and went to investigate.
Martina wrote: "Hello everyone. I am a 31-year-old SAHM to a 1-year-old daughter, who is super sassy! I live in Lincoln, Nebraska. I've always loved to read, and it's one of the hobbies I am enjoying most with my ..."Hi Martina,
Welcome! Edelweiss is similar to NetGalley. Its interface is a little more difficult to use but they do have some publishers that NG does not. It's also a good resource to "try again" if you get denied for a book on NG.
Jennifer Strange ★★★★YA horror about a girl who gets supernatural powers and then is abandoned by her father in Savannah with her sister.
You Are Obsolete ★Strives to be a modern day, technology-driven version of Village of the Damned but fails miserably.
Daphne Byrne ★★★
A 19th century Rosemary's Baby combined with a possession story.
